Triplication of upper right primary anterior teeth : a case report

Bae,  Sangyong; Lee,  Jewoo; Ra,  Jiyoung

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 57(10); 2019 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2019;57(10):588-594.
Published online October 31, 2019.

상악 우측 유전치부에 발생한 삼중치 : 증례 보고

배상용¹, 이제우², 라지영³

^¹원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실
^²원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실
^³원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

Triplication of upper right primary anterior teeth : a case report

Sangyong Bae¹, Jewoo Lee², Jiyoung Ra³

¹Wonkwang University, College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
²Wonkwang University, College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
³Wonkwang University, College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Abstract

The fusion is an anomalous union of two or more tooth germ at some stage in the development process resulting in a decreased number of teeth in the dental arch. Fusion is common odontogenic anomaly but triplication of primary teeth is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of a 3 - year - old girl who visited our clinic for the pain on maxillary anterior tooth. The patient was diagnosed by the fusion of a the maxillary primary right central and lateral incisor with a supernumerary tooth and caries of dentine. And then, Endodontic treatment and composite resin restoration were performed on the triple teeth. After follow-up of 6 months period, there was no marked complications.

Key Words: Triple teeth;Primary teeth;Fusion;Gemination;